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The Meninges

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  1. Pia Mater
  2. Arachnoid Mater
  3. Dura Mater
Secrete fluid (Cerebrospinal Fluid) and protects the brain. 
CSF contains antibodies, Oxygen and nutrients
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Hindbrain

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Medulla oblongata

Cerebellum

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Midbrain

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Nerve fibres that link the hind and forebrain

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Forebrain

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Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Cerebrum 
Limbic System 
Hippocampus
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Medulla Oblongata

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Controls heart rate, ventilation & blood pressure

Contains many automatic centres for the automatic nervous system.

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Hypothalamus

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Receives impulses about the body, it integrates them and brings about a response through the autonomic nervous system (Hormonal secretions).
Regulates body functions eg sleep, body temp, blood glucose etc.

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Thalamus

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Acts as a relay centre, sending and receiving info to and from the cerebral cortex
Works to correlate several processes
Sensory interpretation

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Hippocampus

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Interacts with areas in the brain cortex
Involved with learning, reasoning and personality
It’s a limbic system & is associated with forming new memories & connecting emotions and senses.
Permanent store of memories

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Cerebellum

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Maintenance of posture and coordination of fine voluntary muscular movements eg writing
Receives sensory input and produces a motor output
Also involved in learning tasks which require carefully coordinated movements (eg Riding a bike)

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Cerebrum

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Outer part of the cerebral cortex, composed of grey matter. Inner part is formed of white matter composed of myelinated axons.
Highly folded to increase Surface Area
Contains billions of neurons
Responsible for most conscious thoughts and actions
Controls higher mental actions including thinking, language, emotions, personality, planning & memory.
Divided into 4 lobes.

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Occipital Lobe

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Involved in vision

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Frontal Lobe

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Reasoning, planning and speech
Movement
Emotions & problem solving

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Temporal Lobe

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Language, learning and memory

Hearing

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Parietal Lobe

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Somatosensory functions
Taste (integrates senses)
Spacial awareness & perception
Proprioception - awareness of the body

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Brain stem

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Unconscious thought

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Pituitary gland

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secretes hormones

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Pons

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part of the brain which joins the hemispheres of the cerebellum & connects the cerebrum & cerebellum.

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Spinal Cord

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Thick bundle of nerve fibres which run from the base of the brain to the hip area running through the spinal vertebrae

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Corpus Callosum

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A large bundle of nerve fibres that connects the left & right hemispheres in the lateral section.

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Brain

Spinal Cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Somatic Nervous system

Autonomic Nervous system

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Parasympathetic nervous system

Sympathetic nervous system

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Somatic nervous system

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Controls skeletal muscle eg blinking & swallowing reflex

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Autonomic nervous system

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Controls automatic processes eg heart rate, ventilation, digestion, temp
Contains all motor neurons that take info to internal organs
Involved in pupil reflex

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Sympathetic Nervous System
Mobilizes body for action, energy output Excitatory effects on the body Most synapses release Noradrenaline asa the neurotransmitter Fight or Flight
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Noradrenaline
Causes an increase in: Blood vessels dilate Heart Rate Bronchioles dilate Breathing Rate Reduced peristalsis Blood pressure Pupil dilate Sweating
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
Inhibitory effect on the body Most synapses release acetylcholine as their neurotransmitter Nerve pathways begin in the brain & at both the top and bottom of the spinal cord rest & digest
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Acetylcholine
Decreases heart rate and breathing rate Increased peristalsis Blood vessels and bronchi constrict
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Control of the heart rate
Regulated by the changed in blood pH which occurs during exercise when CO2 builds up in the blood (chemoreceptors) Autonomic control in the cardiovascular centre of the medulla oblongata, requires no conscious thought
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Increasing Heart Rate
1) Chemoreceptors in the carotid artery detect falling blood pH & stimulates the cardioacceleratory centre. 2) This stimulates the SAN via the sympathetic nervous system to increase the rate of electrical excitation of the heart muscle.
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Decreasing Heart Rate
1) Chemoreceptors in the carotid artery detects a rising blood pH & stimulates the cardio- inhibitory centre. 2) This stimulates the SAN via the parasympathetic nervous system to decrease the rate of electrical excitation on the heart muscle
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The heart is controlled by:
3 Hormones: - Acetylcholine - Noradrenaline - Adrenaline
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Control of ventilation
1) Increase arterial PCO2 is detected by a decrease in blood pressure by chemoreceptors in the aortic and carotid arteries 2) Ventilation centre in the medulla oblongata stimulates the intercostal muscles & diaphragm to contract and the volume in the thoracic cavity increases 3) CO2 is exhaled and pH increases
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Functional Areas:
Sensory Motor Association
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Sensory Area
Occipital lobe Receives nerve impulses from receptors in the body via the thalamus Receives impulses from different sense organs around the body. Receives impulses from opposite side of the body eg left hemisphere receives info from the right side of the body.
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Association Area
Frontal Lobe Receives impulse from sensory area It associates that information with previously stored info, allowing the info to be processed, interpreted and given meaning Provides memory, reasoning, judgement, emotions and verbalization. Responsible for initiation of appropriate responses which are passed to the relevant motor area.
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Motor Area:
Receives impulses for the motor are and sends nerve impulses to effectors via the motor neurons to initiate responses. Cross over the medulla oblongata so the left hemisphere controls the right side of the body .
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Broca's Area
Left hemisphere - frontal lobe Produces clear, fluent, articulate speech Involved in the analysis of grammatical structure of sentences to extract meaning from language. Motor neurons stimulate muscles of the mouth, larynx, intercostal muscles & diaphragm to produce vocal sounds.
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Effect of a stroke on Broca's Area:
Difficulty of speaking | Knowing what to say, but unable to express themselves
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Wernicke's Area
Left hemisphere - Temporal lobe INvolved in interpreting both written and spoken language Referred to as the language comprehension centre vital for locating appropriate words from memory to express meaning.
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Effect of a stroke on Wernicke's Area:
Can't understand someone someone speaking to them, but can hear perfectly
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The Motor Homunculus
Some parts of the body contains more receptors than others & consequently have a larger part of the brain devoted to them. Muscles in the hands & face produce intricate movements so, there are many motor neurons involved in the innervation of these muscles.
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The Homunculus
A drawing of the relationship between the complexity of innervation of different parts of the body and the areas & positions in the cerebral cortex that represent them.
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The Sensory Homunculus
Some parts of the body contain more receptors and consequently have a larger part of the brain devoted to them. The tongue, fingertips and lips are very sensitive as they contain a large number of receptors and sensory neurons. As a result, more of the sensory areas are involved in receiving impulses from this part of the body.
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Stroke types, causes and symptoms:
Ischemic stroke - blocked blood vessel Haemorrhagic stroke - brain bleed Causes: High BP/Cholesterol Smoking Obesity Age Symptoms: Muscle tone drops, face could fall can cause paralysis speech slurred
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How are strokes identified and treated?
Physical exam Imaging (CT & MRI) Treated using: CLot dissolving medication (tPA)

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